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January 24, 20181:30 pm US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday said Russia bore the responsibility of Syria’s continued use of chemical weapons after aid workers earlier this week reported an attack in Eastern Ghouta, the last rebel bastion near Damascus. “Only yesterday, more than 20 civilians, mostly children, were …

January 24, 201810:21 am Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday night, killing 27 and wounding over 30 in an attack timed to cause mass casualties among first responders, officials said. Capt. Tarek Alkharraz, spokesman …

January 24, 201810:16 am Gunmen blasted their way into Save the Children’s office in Afghanistan’s restive east on Wednesday, witnesses and officials said, in an ongoing attack that has wounded at least 11 people. After blowing up a car outside the British charity’s compound in Jalalabad city, the attackers used …

January 21, 20182:09 pm President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with US Vice President Mike Pence during an official visit to Egypt on Saturday, part of a three-country tour that includes stops in Jordan and Israel. During the visit, Pence told Sisi that the US would support a two-state solution for Israelis …

January 20, 20183:57 pm Activists are returning to the streets a year after a million people rallied worldwide at marches for female empowerment, hoping to create an enduring political movement that will elect more women to government office. Hundreds of gatherings are planned Saturday and Sunday across the US and …

January 20, 201810:02 am US Vice President Mike Pence set off for the Middle East on Friday for a trip overshadowed by controversy over plans to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. Pence had been due to travel in December last year, but Arab anger over President Donald …

January 16, 20184:10 pm Syria’s chief opposition negotiator called on US President Donald Trump and European Union leaders to increase pressure on President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and Iran to return to talks aimed at ending the six-year civil war. “It is time for President Trump, Chancellor (Angela) Merkel and (British) …

January 16, 201810:30 am The terrorist “Islamic State” (IS) militia is mostly defeated in Syria and Iraq. According to the US military, the jihadis have pulled out of 98 percent of the areas they used to control in both countries. And Syrian, Iraqi and US forces plan to take the remaining …

January 15, 20183:45 pm Syria, Turkey and Russia responded vehemently on Monday to new US-backed plans to set up a 30,000-strong “border force” inside Syria to protect territory held by Washington’s mainly Kurdish allies. The Syrian government vowed to drive the US presence from the country. Turkey, an increasingly estranged …

January 12, 201812:43 pm Turkey has warned its citizens against travel to the United States, saying Turks face the risk of arbitrary arrest and should take precautions if they do decide to travel. The comments from the Turkish Foreign Ministry come after the US Department of State this week made …